Joseph Karpyshyn of the Calgary Mustangs has taken the lead in the Viterra Cup Standings. Karpyshyn received the Viterra AJHL Star of the Game award twice in December and nine times in the regular season to lead the Viterra Cup Standings with 45 points.

Joseph Karpyshyn was recently named the Alberta Ford Dealers AJHL Player of the Month for December 2018. The hometown boy leads his Mustangs with 49 points (23G, 26A) after scoring 18 points (8G, 10A) in nine games through December 2018.

Karpyshyn opened December as the Canalta Hotels AJHL Player of the Week when he accumulated 8 points, a game winning goal, and two Star of the Game awards in three games during the week of November 26th – December 2nd.

The 20 year-old forward is currently 6th in the AJHL Soring Race, averaging 1.2 points per game, and is riding a 7-game point streak to start the new year.

Each of the 480 AJHL regular season games conclude with the Viterra AJHL Star of the Game Award, which recognizes a player from each team deemed to be the game’s top player. Every time a player is recognized as a Viterra AJHL Star of the Game throughout the regular season, they will receive 5 points in the Viterra AJHL Star of the Game Standings.